[Jewelry making - Article 01385] - Re: [Orchid] How do you bend silver tubing?

[Kevin Courter]

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Hi Nisa,

    Just a couple of weeks ago, I found some very small springs that
    look just like the bigger tubing bender springs that I've seen at a
    local hobby store (one that caters to the radio control airplane and
    car constructor crowd). 

    The kit is made by K&S Engineering, it costs $3.19, and has 5
    springs that are flared on one end and sized for bending tubes from
    1/16" to 3/16" o.d. 

    They work quite well! The springs support the outside of the tubing
    and keep it from kinking or flattening, and do not mar the tubing at
    all. 

    I googled and found them on ebay and on an online hobby site if you
    can't find them locally - I entered "k s engineering tubing bender
    321" (the kit part number is #321) into google and the first two hits
    had places to buy it from... 

good luck!

Kevin
Blue Dog Forge
http://www.bluedogforge.com
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